Explain What Is Meant by Localization of Function; and Describe

question 351

Essay

Explain what is meant by localization of function; and describe four ways that scientists have been able to "localize function."

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Definitions:

Generalization

The process in psychology by which a response is made to a stimulus that is similar to, but not identical to, the stimulus that conditioned the response.

Extinction

The process by which a learned behavior becomes less common or disappears altogether when reinforcement is no longer associated with it.

Punishment

A process in behavioral psychology intended to reduce undesired behaviors by applying negative consequences.

Conditioned Stimulus

A neutral stimulus that, through its connection with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually induces a conditioned response.